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One of the members of the legendary Hart family, the widow of “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith, the sister of Bret “Hitman” Hart & the late Owen Hart, the mother of WWE RAW superstar, D.H. Smith, & the official Monday Night Mayhem MySpace Columnist was one of the special guests of Monday Night Mayhem’s “Sweeps Month” (presented by Sweet Sunshine Sauces) — which can be heard in streaming audio every week (hosted by The Big Mosh, Blade, & DFL), and heard LIVE at 8PM ET/7PM CT every Monday night) exclusively on The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network (www.MondayNightMayhem.com, www.OnlineWorldOfWrestling.com, & www.ITunes.com).

Diana’s exclusive interview with “Your Home Of Wrestling Radio” is now available and can now be heard for FREE in Windows Streaming Media, or via podcast/the MNM On ITunes.

Diana Hart Smith’s Monday Night Mayhem return (Windows Streaming Media):
www.mondaynightmayhemarchives.com/diana.mp3 & www.mondaynightmayhemarchives.com/waxfiles/051208.wax

Diana Hart Smith’s Monday Night Mayhem return (Podcast/MNM On ITunes):
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mondaynightmayhem/~3/291010449/051208.mp3

Also, check out the official MNM Podcast Page (featuring Diana’s Mayhem return, in addition to more than 95+ archived editions of “Your Home Of Wrestling Radio”). You are able to download your favorite editions of The Mayhem…and listen to them at your own leisure. Another exciting feature for you, our loyal listeners — brought to you by “Your Home Of Wrestling Radio.”

Here are some of the highlights from Diana’s interview on the show, provided by The Mayhem’s co-host, John “The Big Mosh” Masiulionis

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Diana was welcomed back to the program for the first time in well over one year, and since Diana’s initial Mayhem appearance the night after WrestleMania 23, she has become one of The Mayhem’s official MySpace columnists. Her latest blog about her trip to this year’s “Showcase Of The Immortals” & the WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremonies is now available at www.MySpace.com/MondayNightMayhem. While there, please feel free to friend request the show. In addition, check out Diana’s official MySpace page at www.MySpace.com/DianaHartSmith.

Diana said that she is doing very well, despite the “pissy stuff with D.H.” that many fans around the world have seen with her son & WWE RAW superstar, Harry Smith. On a positive note, she believes that her family is stronger than that to let them down and put them in bad spirits. She celebrated Mother’s Day with Harry, her daughter (Georgia), & her sister (Allison). The family was going to be remembering & honoring the memory of Diana’s late husband, “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith, on the sixth anniversary of his passing this month.

This month the wrestling world also remembers the passing of Diana’s brother, Owen Hart. With regards to both Davey & Owen, she wanted to let the fans know that despite the trials & tribulations her family has endured and even though it has been a rough past ten years for the Harts (including the passing of her parents: Stu & Helen), she thinks about the both them “often & everyday…very fondly.” Diana dreams about them a lot and feels their presence on a daily basis.

Diana wished to go on record about her feelings regarding WWE superstar, John Bradshaw Layfield “shooting” on her son a few weeks back on Monday Night RAW @ The Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Diana described Layfield’s remarks to Harry (how his father, his family & not even God could save him from the beating he was going to take in their match) as a “cheap shot,” and does feel to an extent that Harry was “raped & pillaged” before the audience. She honestly would love to see someone with the character of her late husband, brother, or father be in the locker room of the WWE today that would have been willing to set the record straight in the process after that happened. She is surprised that he has not received the push that not only she thinks he deserves, but Harry’s fans believe he deserves now.

On the topic of both Owen & Davey possibly going into the WWE Hall Of Fame, Diana hopes they both do soon, and in fact, she thought that Davey was going to go in as part of this year’s class. She would love to see them both forever enshrined. Diana believes though that Owen’s widow, Martha, may put up some resistance about that though, but at the same time, she does not know whether or not she can stop the WWE from honoring Owen. She thinks it would be nice to see Owen’s two children, Oje & Athena, see their father receive the praise from his peers. And after spending some recent time within the past year or so with Davey’s father (for the first time in many years), she would absolutely embrace Davey going into the WWE HOF — especially if his father could be there to see the night.

Mosh & Blade switched gears, and asked Diana about her comments about the WWE Wellness Policy & whether or not the strides they have taken have been enough, or if more needs to be done. She thoroughly believes the WWE “is trying,” but “they might not be trying in all the right ways.” She does not worry about Harry or Nattie being on the road, as both of them have seen a lot of things along the way. Diana does not classify herself as “a blind parent” at all whatsoever, but does have some questions about Harry’s much talked-about WWE suspension — which she said was based on an incident from back in October. She is a little surprised that the company waited close to two months to publicize the results of that failed test, and then do something at that point. Based on that, Diana does wonder whether or not the same rules are being applied to everyone.”

And there is more in this near 35-minute Mayhem “Sweeps” interview — including Diana’s thoughts & comments on Jim Ross’ poignant blog about her brother Owen, how she feels she “lost Davey twice” in her life, the controversy surrounding his passing & his autopsy (including the last time she saw him alive), how she credits the WWE for trying to save Davey’s life, as well as the fear of having your spot replaced in today’s business. One of the most open individuals to ever appear on airwaves of The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network is the one & only Diana Hart Smith.

*Don’t forget that the official kickoff of “The Summer Of Mayhem 2008” is now underway — with two, all-new programs to usher in the summertime the best way possible!

 

May 26th “Summer Of Mayhem” Kickoff (Windows Streaming Media): www.mondaynightmayhemarchives.com/waxfiles/052608.wax

May 26th “Summer Of Mayhem” Kickoff(Podcast/MNM On ITunes): http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mondaynightmayhem/~3/299281006/052608.mp3

May 26th Monday Night Mayhem/Orlando Jordan Special (Windows Streaming Media): www.mondaynightmayhemarchives.com/waxfiles/oj.wax

May 26th Monday Night Mayhem/Orlando Jordan Special (Podcast/MNM On ITunes): http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mondaynightmayhem/~3/299281009/oj.mp3

What a way to kickoff “The Summer Of Mayhem 2008” fans…an interview that you will be talking about throughout the summer. As we got closer to Orlando’s highly-publicized match against The Ultimate Warrior on June 25th in Barcelona, Spain, Jordan joined The Big Mosh & WrestleView.com’s Adam Martin to give his thoughts on his preparation for the big bout, which “free agents” he would like to see be a part of the NWE promotion, if he sees himself returning back to the States anytime soon (for a possible return to the WWE, or even a TNA debut), plus some very interesting uncensored comments about JBL’s in-ring return, the issue of racism in the WWE, as well as his first public takes on the reported backstage altercation between Michael Hayes & Mark Henry, the suspension Hayes, & the topic of racism in the WWE. Orlando holds no punches & nothing back in quite possibly his most openly candid interview in his entire career. You had better believe that “The Summer Of Mayhem 2008” will have you covered on the clash between The Warrior & Jordan!

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*As we kickoff “The Summer Of Mayhem 2008” & say farewell to the sweeps month of “May-hem,” Monday Night Mayhem’s Crew of The Big Mosh, Blade, DFL, & Helena wish to thank our loyal fans around the world who have helped us get to where we are at now and for your continued dedication, loyalty, & support. We strongly encourage all of our fans around the world to support all of our fine advertisers/sponsors that help make “Your Home Of Wrestling Radio” possible:

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*All new & old Mayhem listeners can still check out the archived programs/shows of “Your Home Of Wrestling Radio” from our six+ years of audio excellence, featuring the official Monday Night Mayhem WrestleMania XXIV Countdown Special (w/J.J. Dillon, The Orlando Sentinel’s Andrea Adelson, SLAM Wrestling’s Bob Kapur, The Baltimore Sun’s Kevin Eck, Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Dan Murphy, & many more), The Mayhem’s WrestleMania 23 Countdown Special from Detroit’s Hilton Garden Inn, the official Monday Night Mayhem Dream Reunion II On-Location Special from Kokomo, IN — featuring: former WWE Diva search contestant Jessica Hatch, Al Snow, Marty Jannetty, Chavo “Classic” Guerrero Sr., “Nasty Boy” Brian Knobbs, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Rosey, The Midnight Express (“Loverboy” Dennis Condrey & “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton), “The Genius” Lanny Poffo, & The Orient Express’ Pat Tanaka, & our “Best Of 2007” show (featuring the top three interviews of 2k7 heard on The Mayhem), plus current WWE superstars (Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Candice Michelle, & Charlie Haas), WWE Hall Of Famers (Jesse “The Body” Ventura, Jim Ross, Bret “The Hitman” Hart, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, “The Mouth Of The South” Jimmy Hart, The Iron Sheik, Tito Santana, “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff, Harley Race, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, & Don Muraco), the finest from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (Jeff Jarrett, Jim Cornette, Kevin Nash, “The Instant Classic” Christian Cage, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, The Dudley Boyz/Team 3-D, Scott Steiner, Kip/BG James, “The Notorious 187” Homicide, Eric Young, Kaz, & “Black Machismo” Jay Lethal — along with TNA knockouts Gail Kim, Traci Brooks, Christy Hemme, & Velvet Sky), Ring Of Honor’s warriors (ROH Champion Nigel McGuinness, “The American Dragon” Bryan Danielson, & ROH head booker Gabe Sapolsky), ECW originals (Rob Van Dam, “The Franchise” Shane Douglas, Raven, The Sandman, “The Pitbull” Gary Wolfe, Danny Doring, & ECW founder Tod Gordon), some of the greatest managers in the history of our business (Percy Pringle III/Paul Bearer, “The Doctor Of Style” Slick, JJ Dillon, & the late Gary Hart), the voices that have called the sport/sports-entertainment for years (World Class’ Bill Mercer, the Mid-Atlantic/NWA’s Bob Caudle, & WCW/AWA’s Lee Marshall), wrestling legends/personalities from over the years, past & present (Terry Funk, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, The Honky Tonk Man, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Vader, Konnan, Tully Blanchard, Diamond Dallas Page, “Bushwacker” Luke Williams, “Nasty Boy” Brian Knobbs, Nick “U-Gene” Dinsmore, Low-Ki, “The Wildman” Marc Mero, David “Gangrel” Heath, Chris Nowinski, & Scotty 2 Hotty), & some of the most well-known entertainers from around stage & screen (Dave Coulier of TV’s “Full House,” VH-1 “Best Week Ever’s” Greg Fitzsimmons of VH-1’s “Best Week Ever,” Dustin “Screech” Diamond of TV’s “Saved By The Bell,” Howard Stern’s Gary The Retard, Dan “Nitro” Clark from “American Gladiators,” “Mad TV’s” Aries Spears, & Comic Relief founder Bob Zmuda). All this & so much more…now available on www.MondayNightMayhem.com, www.OnlineWorldOfWrestling.com, & www.ITunes.com.